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preference definition

pref·er·ence (pref′ər əns)

noun

  1. a preferring or being preferred; greater liking
  2. the right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
  3. something preferred; one's first choice
    1. a giving of priority or advantage to one person, country, etc. over others, as in payment of debts or granting of credit
    2. such priority or advantage

Etymology: MFr préférence < ML praeferentia < L praeferens, prp. of praeferre, to prefer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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